St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31
Edward Unger, the Murderer of August
Bohle, Tells the Story of His Ter
rible Deed,
After Bsing Almost Scared to Death by
Being Confronted With His Bloody
Weapons.
Pittsburg Italians Engage in a Melee
in Which Four of Them Are
Stabbed.
A Young Kentuckian Shoots His Bes I
Girl Through the Heart and is
Himself Lynched.

Baltimore, has made Iull cOnleSSlou VI
he killing. Unger was arrested on Thurs
day last and after being a short time locked
in his cell he was brought before Inspector
Byrnes In the room was a table on which
had been placed the hammer with which
Bohle Was killed. the knife and saw used
to cut ZIP the body. and the rubber cloth in
which the body was wrapped after the kill
ing. The chair upon which Unger seated
himself was so arranged that he could see
little else in the room save the bloody
weapons He was asked if he wished to
say anything. He shook his head but sud-
denly said: "Bohe has gone to Chicago
and will turn up in few days"
The inspector was sitting at the
table. He had the bloody hammer in his
hand, and caselessly asked Unger what he
meant by that. The sight of the instru-
ments on the table seemed not to affect him,
and the chief of detectives deemed the man
stubborn. Inspector Byrnes concluded to
say no more to him at the time, but to con-
front him soon ana at intervals with people
he knew. and also to confront him fre-
quently with
EVIDENCES OF THE KILLING.
Mrs Seigel, wife of the Brooklyn sausage
maker, was brought to identify Unger. He
WIS iiluCU pIlStu W Ste Act Uut W do ipb
allowed to talk. On Friday he was identi-
fed by Mrs. BenZe, the Brooklyn SALOON
keepers wife. whose husband stored the
trunk while the latter sought an express
man. Every time Unger left his cell he
was confronted with some evidence OF the
! crime Of which he was believed to be the
author. A detective watched constantly at
| the door of the cell in which Unger was
| confined, but under strict orders to not
respond if the prisoner attempted
! conversation, which he did at tunes. Be-
| ing brought many times before Inspector
! Bynes. and his own acquaintances without
being allowed to talk at length, rendered
| Unger irritable and nervous Friday after
noon Byrnes took the hammer, saw, knife
and rubber cloth to Unger'S cell and asked
| if he had seer them before in manner as
though Unger had not been half a dozen
times confronted with them. Unger was
! startled, but said he had never before seen
| the bloody tokens. Then he was taken to
court and remanded, and On the way back
remarked to Inspector Byrnes: You are
TRYING TO HANG ME-"
The trunk with the body arrived from
Baltimore yes terday. The body was sent
to the morgue That night Byrnes wens to
Unger's cell and asked him how he felt.
Pretty WE'LL" said he huskily. Then the
inspector unlocked the cell door and Detec-
tive Hickey called Unger into the corridor,
| where the lights were turned low. The
prisoner stepped forth, but did not see the
| inspector until the latter called him by
name. AS he turned he saw Byrnes stand.
ing pointing at the trunk which had held
4 BohIeiss dead body. Unger staggered at
the sight aud tottered toward his cell,
ByrneS then took from the trunk piece OF
the murdered mans coat, which had
been used to wrap the body
and, holding it before the prisoners eyes.
asked him where the rest of Bohle'S coat
was. Unger shuddered at the sight of the
blood-stifened garment, and, clasping his
hands over his eyes. was about to fall,
when Detective Hickey caught him and
seated him upon couch in the corridor.
lie sat down upon it and, removing hi:
hands. glanced about him. Suddenly, and
with a startled groan, he spraug to hi
, feet, asking if ne could change his seat
and taking preferred chair The sofa OF
which he had been seated was the ont
found in Unger's room after his arrest
Ungers face became
CHASTITY PALE,
and when assisted to his cell he was almos
in fainting condition. Inspector Byrne
/, then told Unger he would be near at hant
! when lie was ready to talk, and when the
! inspector returned from supper Unger haC
asked to see him. Again Unger was brough
to Byrnes' room, where all the bloody to
! kens confronted him. Il want to tell tn,
whole truth about the business" he said t
the chief. He then told his story. whicl
was taken in writing;
live at No. 22 Ridge street. have know
August Bohle since November, 1885. hrs
r met him at my saloon, No. "a Eldridge street
c where he had called in answer to en- adver
| tisement which had put in the StaatS Zei
. tung Tor a partner. We could not agree upol
. terms, aud l subsequently gave up the busi
v ness at that number. l went to live ut 2
Ridge street. short time afterward Angus
D came to live with me, the arrangement ben
O that he was to pay me half the rent, whic
n $50 per month, and one-third of the house
I hold expenses. On the night of Jan. 20, 1887
AFTER SUPPER,
my son Edward left the house. leaving Bohl
> and III. self in the rooms. We remained talI
g ing aud reading until about $3.50. Bohle wa
/, a very powerful man, and was swearin
II about his hard luck. be called inc a d
"a ---. l told him l was no sue
thing, ana put up my hand to shove hiI
away. He then struck me on the neck Wit
his fist and Knocked me down. Isprang TO M
feet and attempted TO strike him with poke
rs which had in my hand. Rohle grabbed tn
- poker from my and. aud, at the same tim
~ he seized a knife from the table and ran afte
L
II lowed me. I picked up hanu:e
IT from chest under the bed. He mad
&c another luuge at me with the knit
20 aud L warded it of, receiving slight cut in tt
~ hand / then struck him with the hamme
l' He staggered and ] followed him up an
D. struck him again with the hammer, the han
e. mer sinking into the skull as far as the har
l. Iic. He staggered and fsll back on the sof
Of dead. This occurred about 10 O clock p. Il
IL Expecting my son home every moment and
If avoid my son seeing what had happened,
- took the body from the sofa aid put it on tt
l" floor close by the wall. / then took Bohle
i sleeping cot placed it on its side before hi
q. and. leaning it against the wall, covered tt
ends with some clothes. My son soon can
home and we
WENT TO BED TOGETHER.
i; in the bedroom. where's Augustine?" I
u asked. Hes gone out" said I. On Friday, IA
Cd 81, as soon as my boy left the house for b
ly work, I went out to buy rubber bag to pl
,a the body in. was unable to get the bag al
- - bought two yards Of rubber clhth at so cen
t. per yard. bought butchers saw for
In cents. drank much whisky and got ack
IN the house at Il. IN. l spread the rubb
N cloth on the floor and laid the body upon
IS 1 then started to cut him up. l first cut Il
head from the body and then laid aside al
wrapped it in paper and part of b
clothing. I then cut both legs of and,
think, the left arm close to the shoulder.
c. then took Bohle's trunk. The trur
g. was too short and I cut of the fe
= aud put them in the trunk. I then put Il
IL body on top of the legs aud, think. the ar
n, on top OF the body. took part of the cloth
of of the deceased aud some paper, wiped 4
.c- floor with them aud then put them on top
of the body in the trunk. l locked the trul
~ and lashed it with q rope. then left L
~ ~ house after
l" CLEANING Up THE BLOOD
the best could, locking the door, taking t
head under my arm, which was then wrapp
in clothing belonging to Bohe. and also soI